The Force Awakens Hardcover Novel to be Released on January 5, 2016!
Few weeks ago it was announced that Disney, trying to avoid any spoilers from leaking, intentionally delayed the release of The Force Awakens novel. The initial plan was the novel, written by Alan Dean Foster, to be released on December 18, together with the movie. Now Random House officially revealed the new release date of the hardcover issue.
The official novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released on January 5, 2016 as hardcover. It will cost $28 and will have 272 pages.
Still, according to Wookieepedia the eBook by Del Rey will be released on December 18, 2015, the same day as the film’s release. So obviously trying to prevent spoilers from leaking was not the real reason for the hardcover delay.
Are you going to get the eBook on December 18, or you will wait for the hardcover on January 5?
Source: Random House (via JediNews)
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The Audible version also comes out on the 18th, and I already pre-ordered it. 🙂
Very excited! Also for anybody who has not heard, the soundtrack will be released on Amazon on December 18th.
I will wait for the hardcover. Ready to read and so what’s going on in the minds of the characters during the movie. Stover’s ROTS novelization is my favorite star wars book but maybe this can top it.
“So obviously trying to prevent spoilers from leaking was not the real reason for the hardcover delay.”
Wait, what? I thought this was the sole reason?
Exactly. I heard the paperback also got delayed too. Also, Wookieepedia isn’t exactly the best source for this kind of information.
The Audible version definitely releases on the 18th, as does the eBook/Kindle version, so the statement is correct. The delay can’t be for anti-spoiler reasons. Also, the paperback editions of novels ALWAYS release months after the hardcover. That’s unrelated.
Do you guys could recommend me the best (if more then one) novelizations for the 1-6 Episodes?
There is only one novelization of each film to my knowledge (excluding the “children’s version” of the six stories). Be warned though that the there are a handful of major differences in the 4-6 novels from the films, so all of the novelizations are still “Legends” even though the films are canon. However, if you wish to read the novels (they are quite good! Even the prequel books have a lot of substance) I recommend buying the two “trilogy collections”. Its a nice, cheap way to get the entire saga.
Prequel Trilogy: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Episodes/dp/0345498704/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448987939&sr=8-2&keywords=star+wars+novelization
Origional Trilogy: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Trilogy-George-Lucas/dp/1101885378/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448987939&sr=8-1&keywords=star+wars+novelization
Thank you very much! You are a moral reserve!
Revenge Of The Sith is probably my favorite if only because Matt Stover is the best writer of them all.
I hear the novelization of revenge of sith is pretty good, some say better than the actual movie
It sure is.
The Novel for Revenge of the Sith is probably the best Star Wars Novel ever written in my opinion. and I HATE the prequels.Over half of the book is missing from the movie. It completely echoed the 9-11 Bush Administration propaganda era if you pay attention.
And Bush didn’t become a dictator because he’s out of office.
“David Moench, a spokesperson for Del Rey, expressed that the publisher
would have preferred to put out the hardcover edition on the same day as
the film itself, but understands the importance of preserving the
secrecy.”
Physical copies of the novel were delayed solely to preserve the plot from leaking out.
Why ‘obviously not the reason’? Hard copy has to be printed, shipped to stores days and weeks in advance-plenty of opportunity for many people to leak the plot.
The ebook can be uploaded in seconds.
Exactly what I was going to say.
I think this is great. Gives me time to just take in the film and read the Before the Awakening companion novel.
That was super smart of them to release it after the movie.
Suddenly thousands of click bait websites screamed out in terror, as if something wonderful happened.
Love it. Can’t wait! I wish they would release “canon” novelizations of the entire saga in one big collection. Would love to have a giant TOME of episodes 1-7 to put next to by Lord Of the Rings collected works.
actually, spoilers is exactly the reason. the reason why they can do the ebook on the 18th and not the hardcover is because Del Rey isn’t allowed to send the file to the printer _until_ the 18th. Heard that directly from Del Rey staff at NYCC.
“So obviously trying to prevent spoilers from leaking was not the real reason for the hardcover delay.”
Um, it actually – and obviously – is the reason. E-books don’t usually leak. Hardcovers do.
oh they turned off starkiller for that one
Well, I guess they don’t care about book sales…i’m not buying it now.
Just get the E-book. Don’t be bitter.
I not going to read it. I usually like to read a book and see how it plays out on screen
Cant wait to wait to see this movie for the 49th time while reading the novelization
272 pages for a 2 hour 20 minute film? i’m guessing that means a lot of action?
$28 bucks? Are you kidding me? And 272 pages? Did they rush it or something?
cool im gonna get the hardcover but i think $28 is too much just wait for it to get cheaper